About me
Michael Hoa, MD, is an associate professor in the Department of Otolaryngology at Georgetown University School of Medicine. Dr. Hoa is board certified in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery, otology, and neurotology. Dr. Hoa serves as the medical director of the MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Cochlear Implant Program which provides comprehensive cochlear implant services to both pediatric and adult populations.
In addition to his duties as a neurotologist (ear and skull base surgeon), Dr. Hoa is a surgeon-scientist in the intramural research program at the National Institute for Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). His interest is in hearing restoration through regeneration of inner ear cell types, including hair cells. Prior to his arrival at Georgetown, Dr. Hoa completed an otolaryngology residency at Wayne State University School of Medicine and a neurotology fellowship at the prestigious House Clinic in Los Angeles. Dr. Hoa also received extensive research training at the associated House Research Institute under an NIH-sponsored institutional research training grant investigating the underlying mechanisms involved in hair cell regeneration.
In addition to the above, Dr. Hoa is one of the few neurotologists in the region who offer all approaches for the treatment of acoustic neuroma (vestibular schwannoma) including hearing preservation (middle fossa approach, retrosigmoid approach) and non-hearing preservation approaches (translabyrinthine approach) as well as stereotactic radiosurgery treatments. His training and experience allow him to tailor the treatments to each patient’s needs.
Dr. Hoa and his team are one of the few surgeons in the region who offer the full range of hearing rehabilitation options to both adult and pediatric patients including, hearing aids, implantable hearing aids (i.e. Maxum, Esteem) for adults, bone anchored hearing devices and cochlear implants. In addition, he also has advanced training in endoscopic ear surgery approaches allowing for minimally invasive options for ear surgery across the age spectrum.
Dr. Hoa's clinical interests include diagnosis and management of acoustic neuroma and skull base tumors (including hearing preservation surgical approaches); diagnosis and treatment of hearing loss (including otosclerosis and genetic hearing loss); hearing restoration (including cochlear implantation, implantable hearing devices); diagnosis and treatment of Meniere's disease; pediatric otology/neurotology and treatment of chronic ear infections including cholesteatoma.
"Treatments should be reflective of not only the best evidence but should also be tailored to meet the patient's needs and clinical situation. It is important to me that my patients are well informed and have all their questions answered. Treatment plans are a result of a joint discussion between myself and the patient."
Clinical areas of focus
- Acoustic Neuroma
- Bone Anchored Hearing Aid Surgery
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak From Ear
- Cholesteatoma
- Cochlear Implants
- Encephalocele Repair
- Endoscopic Ear Surgery
- Facial Nerve Palsy
- Facial Nerve Tumor
- Glomus Tumor
- Hearing Loss
- Meniere's Disease
- Meningioma
- Neoplasm Of Ear
- Ossicular Chain Reconstruction
- Otosclerosis
- Paraganglioma
- Pulsatile Tinnitus
- Stapedectomy
- Sudden Deafness
- Superior Canal Dehiscence
- Tympanic Membrane Perforation (TMP)
- Tympanoplasty/Mastoidectomy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acoustic Neuroma
- Anterior Nasal Drip
- Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder
- Autoimmune Inner Ear Disease
- Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak From Ear
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak From Nose
- Cervical Spine Mass
- Choking Sensation
- Cholesteatoma
- Clivus Chondroma
- Cochlear Nerve Damage
- Crackling Sound In Ears
- Difficulty Speaking
- Disorder Of Balance
- Disorder Of Earlobe
- Ear And Temporal Bone Cancer
- Ear Canal Lesions
- Ear Cyst
- Ear Discharge
- Ear Drainage
- Ear Fullness
- Ear Mass
- Ear Pressure
- Eustachian Tube Dysfunction (ETD)
- Face Swelling
- Facial Nerve Disease
- Facial Nerve Injury
- Facial Nerve Palsy
- Facial Nerve Schwannoma
- Facial Nerve Tumor
- Facial Pain
- Facial Paresis
- Fissured Tongue
- Foreign Body (EAR)
- Glomus Jugulare Tumor
- Glomus Tumor
- Hearing Loss
- Hearing Loss (ASYMMETRICAL)
- Hearing Loss (CENTRAL)
- Hearing Loss (CONDUCTIVE)
- Hearing Loss (MIXED)
- Hearing Loss (NEURAL)
- Hyperacusis
- Hypoglossal Nerve Disease
- Hypoglossal Nerve Injury
- Inner Ear Trauma
- Labyrinthitis
- Lip Droop
- Mastoiditis
- Meniere's Disease
- Meningioma
- Missing Eardrum
- Muffled Hearing
- Neoplasm Of Ear
- Neurofibromatosis
- Nystagmus
- Otalgia
- Otitis Externa
- Otitis Media
- Otosclerosis
- Ototoxicity
- Paraganglioma
- Perforated Ear Drum
- Perichondritis
- Petrous Apex Tumor
- Positional Vertigo
- Pulsatile Tinnitus
- Rhinorrhea
- Ruptured Eardrum
- Skull Base Tumor
- Small Ear Canal
- Sudden Deafness
- Superior Canal Dehiscence
- Swooshing Sound In Ears
- Temporal Bone Fracture
- Tinnitus
- Tympanic Membrane Perforation (TMP)
- Vertigo
- Vestibular Neuritis
- Vestibular Neuronitis
- Vocal Cord Paralysis
Procedures I perform
- Acoustic Neuroma Removal
- Auditory Brainstem Implant
- Balloon Sinuplasty
- Bone Anchored Hearing Aid Assessment
- Bone Anchored Hearing Aid Surgery
- Bone Anchored Hearing Aids (BAHA)
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak Repair
- Cerumen Removal
- Cochlear Implant Hearing Aid Assessment
- Cochlear Implant Hearing Aid Surgery
- Cochlear Implants
- Cyberknife
- Ear Exam
- Encephalocele Repair
- Endoscopic Ear Surgery
- Head And Neck Cancer Surgery
- Microsurgery
- Microvascular Decompression
- Middle Ear Exploration
- Myringoplasty
- Myringotomy
- Ossicular Chain Reconstruction
- Skull Base Approach
- Stapedectomy
- Tympanometry
- Tympanoplasty/Mastoidectomy
Insurance
MedStar Health accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Health, please call your insurance company.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select (aka Senior Advantage)
- Blue Choice Advantage & Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans/ UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans HMO, POS, PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO, GEHA, Compass Rose)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Kaiser PermanenteSelect-Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CFBCBS Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- CFBCBS EPO
- Medicare Fee for Service
- Kaiser Virginia Premier
- UHC Community Plan of MD
- Kaiser MD Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv/Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CIGNA HMO Open Access (OA)
- Network OA
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Open POS II
- Innovation Health: POS
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Opoen HMO Option
- Open HMO
- Innovation Health: PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- PPO and PPO Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- POS OA & OA Plus
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Innovations: HMO & EPO Plus
- Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Open EPO Plus
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CFBSBC Blue Preferred PPO
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- MedStar Select (MedStar Associates' Plan)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Tricare for Life (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- Tricare Prime
- FIRST HEALTH
- First Health PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CFBCBS (NCA) Indemnity
- CFBCBS Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CFBCBS Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CFBCBS BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund) Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Neurotology
Board Certification: American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Otolaryngology
Fellowship Program: House Ear Clinic (2012)
Residency Program: DMC Detroit Receiving Hospital (2009)
Internship Program: DMC Detroit Receiving Hospital (2005)
Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine (2004)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
- Slattery WH, Hoa M, Bonne N, Friedman RA, Schwartz MS, Fisher L, Brackman DE. Middle Fossa Decompression for Hearing Preservation: A Review of Institutional Results and Indications. Otol Neurotol 2011; 32(6):1017-24.
- Wilkinson EP, Hoa M, Slattery WH 3rd, Fayad JN, Friedman RA, Brackmann DE. Evolution in the management of facial nerve schwannoma. Laryngoscope 2011; 121(10):2065-74.
- Hoa M, Slattery WH 3rd. Update on Neurofibromatosis 2. Otolaryngol Clin N Am 2012; 45(2):315-32, viii.
- Hoa M, House JW, Linthicum FH Jr. Petrous apex cholesterol granuloma: Maintenance of the drainage pathway, the histopathology of surgical management, and histopathologic evidence for the exposed marrow theory. Otol Neurotol 2012; 33(6):1059-65.
- Hoa M, Drazin D, Hanna G, Schwartz M, Lekovic GP. The Approach to the Patient with Incidentally Diagnosed Vestibular Schwannoma. Neurosurg Focus 2012; 33(3):E2.
- Friedman RA, Hoa M, Brackmann DE. Surgical management of endolymphatic sac tumors. J Neurol Surg B 2013; 74(01):012-019 DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1329622